The Brookhaven leader., 1887-04-21
LAWRENCE COUNTY MATTERS.
News Gathered and Reported by
our Special CorrespC ndent.

MONTICELLO, Miss, April 81, 1887.
Dry, windy, dusty and the grow tn
of all vegetation ut a stand still.
The dry spell is the longest for the
season uf the year, REMEMBERED Tor
81 years, and the oldest citizens
compare the Spring 10 that "t 1893,
" hen it is said there was almost n"
rain ill midsummer. Yet '55 was
remarkable for full corn crop. A
gentleman said TO me the other day
that in the year tullnwing-lSJ6-
plenty of corn could be had at 40 To
so cents per bushcl.
For the past ten days, cultivating
The crops has seemed almost Il formal
ity, without any apparent demand
or nope Of good results. a church
man SAYS it has been a most eX-
cellcnt time for prOtracted meetings.
because we can never have more
time, and the strange pecullarItlcs al
nature have been exactly such a.
to more imprcssiveIy direct our
minds To the Providence that over
rules all things.
The inactivity Of the farmers on
account Of the dry weather appears
contagious, and every branch of
business has caught the injection
Even politics, ~ yet, can hardly
start u ripple, and it is hard to
predict if they will soon assume
anything like tangible shape. This
much, however, can be said for
politics. since my last: the Hon. ).
J. benson is certainly candidate
for representative, and his chances
of success can not BY any means be
sail To he uniaNorabIe. Others
mentioned as probable candidates
are, Dr. g. A. Teunison, who
represented the county in 80 and
81; Newton Bush, u farmer who
resides near Hebron; Dir. b. ID.
Remington, OF Tryus; |. A liick.
man. of Mo,icello, the president OF
the present Board of supervisors, :;
and perhaps others. Dat of this
list, am satisfied the most tastld
ious can find good legislative
material. The situation for Sheriff
and clerk is practically unchanged.
IL now looks Us if Sheriff Lee viii
have walk over without opposi
ton. and for Clerk the people seem
10 be waiting tor the prospective
candidates Ia make formal an
nouncencnts.
The most knowing claim to be in
the dark as To what plan OF nomi-
mating will be doptrd. Some favor II
a convention, some primary
election, and sIll others, think the
time has come when scrub
race will be most satisfactory.
The convention plan had driIted
into dlsfavor when, two years ago,
we decided to try the primary;
but one trial revealed many objcc
tinns TO that method, the most
serious OF which il the fact that the
party is lighting in its own ranks,
and the candidate has to run lw"
bitter rares--one against his own
party, and one against the "ptos-
ing party. The scrub plan ]
fer, will prove more unsatisfactory
than either of the others, because
it will open up new dangers for the
party, and every aspirant can not
hope TO get office hy ii any m"rc
than 10y the old melh"ds. Public
entiment on this point will be
watched with interest
The Hon A. II. Lnngino. of thu
place, and Miss Marion Buckley,
Of jackson, were married on last
Thursday and on the following
day the happy couple arrived III
our town which they propose
making their future home. Mr.
Longino is n brilliant young
lawyer, who has made himself such
10y his own sagacity. self reliance
and energy, and his prospects for a
smooth and bright future nrc made
doubly SO, by his winning the hand
OF so charming and accomplished
lady rs is Miss Marion. Our whole
people tender congratulations, and
we most heartily welcome Mrs
Lon9ino into our ranks of society
and citizenship.